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Butterfield, Jeremy (ed.)

From physics to philosophy / edited by Jeremy Butterfield and Constantine Pagonis. - Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999. - xv, 235 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Locality and the Hardy theorem / Arthur Fine -- Beables in algebraic quantum theory / Rob Clifton -- Aspects of objectivity in quantum mechanics / Harvey Brown -- The 'beables' of relativistic pilot-wave theory / Simon Saunders -- Bohmian mechanics and chaos / James Cushing and Gary Bowman -- Strange positions / Gordon Fleming and Jeremy Butterfield -- From metaphysics to physics / Gordon Belot and John Earman -- Models and mathematics in physics : the role of group theory / Steven French -- Can the fundamental laws of nature be the results of evolution? / Abner Shimony.

ISBN: 0521660254 (hb) 9780521660259 (hb)

Standard No.: 99943005788

LCCN: 99011531

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Physics--Philosophy--Congresses.
Quantum theory--Congresses.
Relativity (Physics)--Congresses.

LC Class. No.: QC5.56 / .F76 1999

Dewey Class. No.: 530/.01